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Equipment Boards => Lane Masters => Topic started by: ogre1979 on May 29, 2010, 11:51:14 AM

Title: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: ogre1979 on May 29, 2010, 11:51:14 AM
How do you achieve the 1200 matte box finish on the BPR? Or what have you tried to achieve a similar reaction to oob?
Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: charlest on May 29, 2010, 08:42:55 PM
As fas as I know, the Black Pearl Reactive has a Factory Finish polish on it, not a 1200 grit matte finish.

http://www.lanemastersbowling.com/balls.php?ballID=36
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Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: Pat Patterson on May 29, 2010, 08:44:35 PM
I personally use 800 grit scotch-brite then a ton of factory polish.
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Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: shelley on May 30, 2010, 09:32:48 AM
1200 matte is gonna be semi-shiny.  If it's like their other semi-shiny balls, it's 800-grit sanded (600?), then a heavy coat of polish, then a light sanding with a well-worn white pad.  Just enough to take the shine off but not enough to dull it.

But like Jeff said, I don't think it's 1200-grit matte, I thought it was polished.

SH
Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: ogre1979 on May 30, 2010, 12:03:01 PM
I think it is 1200 matte then the factory polish, but i could be wrong. thanks for the info.
Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: charlest on May 30, 2010, 01:05:13 PM
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I think it is 1200 matte then the factory polish, but i could be wrong. thanks for the info.


Virtually every "polished" ball from Lanemasters and Legends of which I am aware, fron the first Impacts, comes, as Pat has specified, the last sanding is 800 grit with a light grey Scotch-Brite nylon pad, followed by a heavy coating with their Factory FInish polish.

The Buzz Attack is the only ball, of which I am aware, in which 1200 grit has been mentioned.
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Edited on 5/30/2010 1:05 PM
Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: ogre1979 on May 30, 2010, 09:11:28 PM
800 scotch nrite plus polish it is then, thanks again.
Title: Re: Black Pearl Reactive
Post by: APheLion on June 21, 2010, 09:06:58 AM
i have tried it at 500 and 500/2000 abralon with ebonite polish, personally i like it with 500 + polish
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